Cricket Australia Denies 'Fiery, Heated' Meeting With Justin Langer

Cricket Australia(CA) has issued a statement denying any 'heated' moment during a meeting with Justin Langer.

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After claims of Australia head coach Justin Langer reacting angrily during a meeting with the officials regarding his future, Cricket Australia(CA) has issued a statement denying any 'heated' moment. 

According to the report, Langer reacted angrily on being asked to re-apply for the head coach position of Australia's men's team, a position he has held since 2018. 

CA released a statement pointing out that, while the meeting did take place, it was neither "fiery" nor "heated" and Langer was not told he would be asked to submit to another application process if he has to extend his contract as head coach. 

"There were a number of inaccuracies in a story written by Tom Morris on the Fox Sports website on Monday concerning a meeting between Australian men's team Head Coach Justin Langer, Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley and EGM of High Performance and National Teams Ben Oliver on Friday," CA said in a statement. 

"While we do not comment on confidential conversations, we felt on this occasion it was important to correct the record.

"Among other false claims, we reject outright the assertion that the meeting was fiery or heated and that Justin was asked to reapply for his job.

"Justin has always been contracted as Head Coach through to the middle of this year and we have consistently maintained that discussions around the future of the role would commence following the conclusion of the men's Ashes series.

"Friday's meeting was the first time that we had the opportunity to meet together in person, reflect on the team's success and discuss the road ahead. We will continue with this process and make an announcement once it is complete," the statement concluded. 

The last six months have been a rocky road for the Langer Management where he was under scrutiny for his intense approach, leaving the players in the group unhappy. After several meetings, it was decided that Langer will be taking a step back in his role and hand more day-to-day responsibility to assistant coaches Andrew McDonald and Michael Di Venuto.

However, under his management, Australia won the T20 World Cup 2021 in October and retained the Ashes 4-0 in December-January. 

Australia will be touring Pakistan in March, which will also mark the end of Justin Langer's contract as head coach.